imparted after the election, and now that obviously lends itself immediately to conspiracy theorists, and why wouldn't they have gone straight to the white house the moment they knew that the investigation was concluded? >> well, i am not sure i understand what conspiracy you may be thinking about, but it seems to be justified to go to the white house quickly and early and promptly if there are issues of national security and migs compromised and clandestine activities undermined or if there is a compromise of the national security information or national secrets, or alternatively, you would go to the white house if the president had to make a policy decision that would influence the outcome of the investigation. none of those circumstances were here, piers. this was an investigation of a bunch of e-mails, and the allegation was not that anybody was involved in spying or espionage, and the allegation had to do with the private activity. >> unless the classified documents that now appear to be on the computer turn out to be highly sensitive, and this would take it to a different realm